BBC: An Australian TV network has said it was “wrong” to interview a far-right figure with a criminal past, after the segment set off a widespread backlash. Blair Cottrell appeared in a one-on-one studio interview on Sky News Australia on Sunday to speak about immigration. Viewers pointed out that Cottrell was last year convicted of…
Reuters: U.S. stock indexes were on track to open slightly lower on Monday as investors focused on escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. China proposed a set of differentiated tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports last week.
Desk Report: The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has earned revenue worth around Tk 5.9645 billion during the last 2017-18 fiscal year up by Tk 1.1834 billion over the previous 2016-17 fiscal, reports the financial express. Of the total earning, Tk 3.5569 billion was obtained by carrying passengers while Tk 1.5972 billion from goods transportation….
Reuters: Police in Malaysia have arrested two customs officers and three other suspects after a gang of thieves stole about 50 kilograms of narcotics, ketamine and heroin, from a customs storage facility in a heist on Sunday. The thieves targeted a container that had been recently impounded and stored in the customs department’s anti-narcotics unit’s…
Desk Report: Police yesterday detained an alleged drug peddler along with 1.70 lakh Yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. Detainee Mohammad Arman alias Moulvi Arman, 38, is a resident of Uttar Para at Shah Porir Dwip in the upazila, said Teknaf Police Station officer in-charge Ranzit Barua.
UNB: Power Division has issued official order to all the six power distribution utilities of the country asking each of them to purchase rooftop solar power from at least 20 consumers within next three months under net metering system.
AFP: Indian security forces Monday killed 14 suspected Maoist rebels in a raid deep inside the forests of Chhattisgarh state, as the government intensified its crackdown. The police launched the operation after a tip-off about the presence of some 100 armed rebels inside two camps in a forested area of Sukma district. “Fourteen Maoists have…
BBC: Greece has appointed new heads of key emergency services following last month’s deadly wildfires near Athens.A statement from the prime minister’s office on Sunday said that the heads of the police force and fire brigade had been replaced by their deputies.It comes two days after the resignation of the civil protection minister.The government has…
Abrar Hussain: The government has announced its intention to develop content filtering systems in order to prevent the spread of ‘rumors’ through different social media. The Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar made the statement at an event in Dhaka yesterday. The announcement comes after allegations of ‘rumors’ spreading through Facebook, that further escalated the violent clashes…
Banglanews24: Selling of the advance bus tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha started Monday (August 6) morning. Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners’ Association former executive member Md Salauddin confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The sale was scheduled to start on Sunday (August 5); but delayed for a day due to inconsistent situation. “The ticket selling started since 6am…